Looking for some inspiration this time of year? Well, the cold weather may have finally snapped and spring may be on its way. Find an outdoor park, where people walk their dogs - there's one near me where apparently the chickadees will come and eat right out of your hand (bring some seeds or food of course). Or visit a wildlife, or nature park. There are a couple notable ones in the Guelph area, there's a butterfly place, there's the Mountsberg raptor center. And speaking of spring, there are the maple syrup festivals all over. There's nothing more enjoyable than a child who's enjoying the taste of a sugaring-off. Or - I dug through some old odds and ends and decided to do some still-life. Think I'll print one up and go down to my barber's with a gift :) Keep shooting. Summer is coming.
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It's been a great year for the Snowy Owl enthusiasts. Apparently, the owls are very plentiful this year, and this, along with the wicked winter has resulted in many more of these beautiful creatures appearing in our area. After checking birding sites, such as the K/W birding site, and ebird.ca and trying to figure out where to look, I figured out that there were two places quite conveniently located for me. These birds are apparently diurnal hunters- which means basically that they are out hunting just after sunrise and just before sunset. I figured this out after spending a couple days driving aroudn looking for them (and after reading that sightings were predominantly around 6pm). Then, bingo - figured out where and what times, and there he was. And then that "Awe" thing kicked in, where I simply stood there and watched. Five, maybe ten minutes passed before the camera started to get heavy in my hand and I realized; "Oh yeah dummy, take some pictures!" I am still not happy with my shots,but now I know exactly where to find him, and when. (oh - and it turns out there are lots of bald eagle sightings in my area too...) |
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